THE STUDY OF HUMAN NATURE 12.5 1st year Dr Graeme Marshall. First semester Three hours a week. Students completing first-year Philosophy subjects should:
  • recognize the distinctive nature of philosophical problems and their significance for other areas of human thought;
  • know how to go about working through such problems;
  • be in a position to engage with more advanced philosophical material in a wide range of areas, and to bring philosophical skills to bear upon their studies in other disciplines.
Understanding ourselves: theories of human nature from ancient and modern philosophers to Marx, Freud and Wittgenstein. One 1500-word essay during the semester (50 per cent) and a 2-hour end-of-semester examination (50 per cent). Leslie Stevenson (ed) The Study of Human Nature: Readings selected, edited and introduced. Oxford Uni Press 1981 THE STUDY OF HUMAN NATURE 12.5 Dr Graeme Marshall. First semester. Three hours each week. Students completing first-year Philosophy subjects should:
  • recognize the distinctive nature of philosophical problems and their significance for other areas of human thought;
  • know how to go about working through such problems;
  • be in a position to engage with more advanced philosophical material in a wide range of areas, and to bring philosophical skills to bear upon their studies in other disciplines.
Understanding ourselves: theories of human nature from ancient and modern philosophers to Marx, Freud and Wittgenstein. One 1500-word essay during the semester (50 per cent); a 2-hour end-of-semester examination (50 per cent). Stevenson L (ed) The Study of Human Nature: Readings selected, edited and introduced Oxford Uni Press 1981